REYS77 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 WHICH SHOULD I DO? AND WHY ?I AM NEW TO THE MARTIAL ARTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martial_Artist Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 TKD is an art. JKD is a philosophy. Take the art and apply the philosophy if you want to. MA "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.Imagination is more important than knowledge.Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REYS77 Posted April 11, 2003 Author Share Posted April 11, 2003 why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryjf Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Try and see which martial art is more in tune with your personality (look at a good number of martial arts, not just a couple). Then, go with the one that best suits you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMA_chick Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 TKD works for me but you might want something else. tkd is 80% kicking so if you want that. it isn't going to help you too much in a real fight b/c kicking them in the head might not be an option. it is very fun for me but that might be due to the instructor and the people that i take class with. good luck with everything. Tae Kwon Do15-years oldpurple--belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 why not because its very difficult to find a good JKD school since its really a philosophy and TKD mcDojos run rampant.. but i was half kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 If you're new then I'd say TKD. JKD is more of a philosophy/concept/method of fighting, not an actual style. Therefore in order to effectively use JKD you need to know a MA style to apply JKD's teachings to it. JKD is like spices to enhance the flavor, it won't do much to the chicken if you haven't learned how to cook a chicken yet. "Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. Put water into a tea pot, it becomes the tea pot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water my friend."- Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karateka_latino Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Don't know... Visit the schools first. Almost 70% of all TKD Schools are Sport. If you want self defense, then that doesn't help too much. JKD Is something good when you have been in the martial arts for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSod_88 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 between jkd and tkd? answer: jkd. But i truly suggest neither! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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